Accompanied by more anxiety, guilt and isolation, I worry that I am letting the people that I love down. I worry that people will see me as unreliable. I worry that I will seem boring.
High School Students in Michigan Launch Peer Project: “13 Reasons Why Not”
In the Netflix series "13 Reasons Why" Hannah Baker gives 13 reasons why she felt she needed to die. Students at Oxford High School are changing the game.
Anxious Girlfriend Texts “Are We Okay?”—Boyfriends 4-Word Response Goes Viral for All the Right Reasons
"It's hard loving someone who suffers from anxiety... Find yourself someone who doesn't make you feel like loving you is a job."
13 Things I Wish I Could Tell Hannah Baker
There are more than "13 Reasons Why" she deserved to hear these words.
A Word to Girls About Sexting and Setting Standards
"God’s plan for you is better than anything you can imagine, and when you place your trust in that, you find all the love you need."
The Day My Brother With Down Syndrome Became a Viral Meme
I wanted the creator of the meme to feel the weight of what he had done. I wanted him to come out from behind the security of his computer screen to face me in the real world because only then could he see the negative impact his cruel joke had upon so many people.
Sex Before Kissing: How 15-Year-Old Girls Are Dealing With Porn-Addicted Boys
7th grade girls are asking questions about bondage and S&M. Many of them have seen "50 Shades of Grey," and wonder if a boy wants to hit me, tie me up and stalk me, does that mean he loves me?
Raped & Relentlessly Bullied, 15-Year-Old Leaves a Warning for Others Before Committing Suicide
"My name is Cassidy Trevan, and I was raped."
Woman Raped 20 Years Ago Comes Together With Her Rapist to Share Their Story
How one rape victim found freedom and healing nearly a decade after the night that permanently changed her life, by writing a book WITH her rapist.
My Heart Is My Husband’s, Not My Boyfriend’s.
“If my body wasn’t meant to be thrown around, guy to guy…then I’ve never been more sure that my heart wasn’t, either.”
The Most Loving Thing You Can Do for Someone With a Chronic Illness
"I’m fortunate that when my health took a turn for the worst, my boyfriend, Jonathan, believed me."
15-Yr-Old Was Groomed On Facebook, Brutally Raped & Murdered. Her Parents Beg You to See Her Viral “Love Story”
“It serves as a warning—to children and to parents—of the very real dangers of online grooming.”
21 Undeniable Signs That You’re an Introvert
This is an excerpt from my upcoming book, “The Secret Lives of Introverts: Inside Our Hidden World,” which will be available in August 2017.
How to Choose a Guy in 8 Ways: Guidelines for a Godly Woman
Here’s the truth: not every man who calls himself a Christian is dedicated to the holiness God requires, and among men who are dedicated to the holiness of God, there is no cookie-cutter model of spiritual leadership.
What It Means to Love a Girl Who Loves God
"She’s different because she loves more deeply, loves more fully, loves more honestly. She’s different because she is not incomplete, searching for a man to fill her. A girl who loves God is whole, is centered and is strengthened by her God."
Woman Responds to Bullies—Will Donate $1 to Charity for Every Hateful Tweet
Susan decided that the best way to respond was by turning all of the vicious messages she receives into something good.
